Alison Bechdel

Spinning together fine-tuned self-critique and sharp comedic reflection in her newest autofiction comic novel Spent, acclaimed cartoonist Alison Bechdel questions passion, politics, and personal investment in the increasingly complex modern world.

Spent follows the main character – a cartoonist conveniently named Alison Bechdel, running a pygmy goat sanctuary in Vermont – on an existential descent into political panic at the state of the world outside of her own bubble. Faced with the great looming doubts on climate change, capitalism, and [...]